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<p>This page shows you how to submit a post for the <a href="https://kubernetes.io/blog" target="_blank">Kubernetes Blog</a>.</p>

<p>You’ll receive a response within 5 business days on whether your submission is approved and information about next steps, if any.</p>











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<h2 id="before-you-begin">Before you begin</h2>
<p>To create a new blog post, you can either:</p>

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<li>Fill out the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSch_phFYMTYlrTDuYziURP6nLMijoXx_f7sLABEU5gWBtxJHQ/viewform" target="_blank">Kubernetes Blog Submission</a> form.</li>
</ul>

<p>or:</p>

<ul>
<li>Open a pull request against this repository as described in
<a href="../stage-documentation-changes/index.html">Creating a Documentation Pull Request</a></li>
</ul>




<h2 id="kubernetes-blog-guidelines">Kubernetes Blog guidelines</h2>

<p>All content must be original. The Kubernetes Blog does not post material previously published elsewhere.</p>

<p>Suitable Content (with examples):</p>

<ul>
<li>User case studies (Yahoo Japan, Bitmovin)</li>
<li>New Kubernetes capabilities (5-days-of-k8s)</li>
<li>Kubernetes projects updates (kompose)</li>
<li>Updates from Special Interest Groups (SIG-OpenStack)</li>
<li>Tutorials and walkthroughs (PostgreSQL w/ StatefulSets)</li>
<li>Thought leadership around Kubernetes (CaaS, the foundation for next generation PaaS)</li>
<li>Kubernetes Partner OSS integration (Fission)</li>
</ul>

<p>Unsuitable Content:</p>

<ul>
<li>Vendor product pitches</li>
<li>Partner updates without an integration and customer story</li>
<li>Syndicated posts (language translations are permitted)</li>
</ul>

<h2 id="create-a-blog-post-with-a-form">Create a blog post with a form</h2>

<p>Open the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSch_phFYMTYlrTDuYziURP6nLMijoXx_f7sLABEU5gWBtxJHQ/viewform" target="_blank">Kubernetes Blog Submission</a> form, fill it out, and click Submit.</p>

<h2 id="create-a-post-by-opening-a-pull-request">Create a post by opening a pull request</h2>

<h3 id="add-a-new-markdown-file">Add a new Markdown file</h3>

<p>Add a new Markdown (<code>*.md</code>) to <code>/blog/_posts/</code>.</p>

<p>Name the file using the following format:</p>

<pre><code>YYYY-MM-DD-Title.md
</code></pre>

<p>For example:</p>

<pre><code>2015-03-20-Welcome-to-the-Kubernetes-Blog.md
</code></pre>

<h3 id="add-front-matter-to-the-file">Add front matter to the file</h3>

<p>Add the following block to the top of the new file:</p>

<pre><code>---
layout: blog
title: &lt;title&gt;
date:  &lt;date&gt;
---
</code></pre>

<p>For example:</p>

<pre><code>---
layout: blog
title: Welcome to the Kubernetes Blog!
date:  Saturday, March 20, 2015
---
</code></pre>

<h3 id="create-a-new-pull-request-pr">Create a new pull request (PR)</h3>

<p>When you <a href="../stage-documentation-changes/index.html">create a new pull request</a>, include the following in the PR description:</p>

<blockquote class="note">
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<li>Desired publishing date
<strong>Note:</strong> PRs must include complete drafts no later than 15 days prior to the desired publication date.</li>
</ul>
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</blockquote>

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<li>Author information:

<ul>
<li>Name</li>
<li>Title</li>
<li>Company</li>
<li>Contact email</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<h3 id="add-content-to-the-file">Add content to the file</h3>

<p>Write your post using the following guidelines.</p>

<h3 id="add-images">Add images</h3>

<p>Add any image files the post contains to <code>/static/images/blog/</code>.</p>

<p>The preferred image format is SVG.</p>

<p>Add the proposed date of your blog post to the title of any image files the post contains:</p>

<pre><code>YYYY-MM-DD-image.svg
</code></pre>

<p>For example:</p>

<pre><code>2018-03-01-cncf-color.svg
</code></pre>

<p>Please use [reference-style image links][ref-style] to keep posts readable.</p>

<p>Here&rsquo;s an example of how to include an image in a blog post:</p>

<pre><code>Check out the ![CNCF logo][cncf-logo].

[cncf-logo]: /images/blog/2018-03-01-cncf-color.svg
</code></pre>



















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